From the smooth, orderly layers of laminar motion to the chaotic swirls of turbulence, understanding fluid flow is key to engineering success. The Reynolds number, continuity equation, and insights ...

Controlling the shape of fluid streams is important across scales: from industrial processing to control of biomolecular interactions. Previous approaches to control fluid streams have focused mainly ...

A new medical-testing device is being prepped to enter the battle against infectious disease. This instrument could improve diagnosis of certain diseases in remote areas, thanks in part to knowledge ...

Vortex is a natural fluid phenomenon that is often of great consequence in almost any practical flow, such as shear layers, ...